Christina Perri Arabic Tattoo – Maktub

Christina Perri is probably most famous for her song “Jar of Hearts”. It’s a well-known fact that she has something like 50 tattoos, among them the Philadelphia skyline, an image of her French bulldog and an Italian tattoo that says “my family”.

Her Arabic tattoo says “maktoob”, which means “it is written” and refers to the idea that everything is pre-ordained by God (or in some other sense), because it has been “written” in the book of life already. It’s similar to the notion of “fate” or “destiny” in English.